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Hybrid geothermal-fossil power cycle analysis in a Polish setting with a focus on off-design performance and CO2 emissions reductions
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Growing demand for electricity due to economic development contributes to increased greenhouse gas production, especially CO2. However, emissions can be limited by enhancing the efficiency of primary energy conversion, such as integrating geothermal energy into coal-fired power plants. Therefore, this paper proposes replacing conventional feed-water heaters with geothermal preheaters to create a hybridized system. This study was based on a numerical model validated at a selected Polish power unit. The model was subsequently calibrated for off-design conditions to facilitate partial load analysis. The obtained characteristics outperformed those of the non-hybrid unit, generating over 18 MW of electric power output. Such an improvement could potentially boost the unit’s net efficiency by more than 2.6%. This enhancement is significant as power units typically operate under part load for approximately 90% of the time, hence the need to evaluate the performance characteristics of hybridized units in those states. Furthermore, the research outlines the potential decrease in the plant’s CO2 emission factor, with reductions reaching up to 6.5% under off-design conditions. Based on a gap analysis of the existing literature, this paper’s comprehensive partial load evaluation serves as a new addition to research on hybridized systems.
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Andrzej Gardzilewicz
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Katarzyna Brzezińska-gołębiewska mgr
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- Category:
- Articles
- Type:
- artykuły w czasopismach
- Published in:
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ENERGY
no. 299,
ISSN: 0360-5442 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2024
- Bibliographic description:
- Szturgulewski K., Głuch J., Drosińska-Komor M., Ziółkowski P., Gardzilewicz A., Brzezińska-gołębiewska K.: Hybrid geothermal-fossil power cycle analysis in a Polish setting with a focus on off-design performance and CO2 emissions reductions// ENERGY -, (2024), s.131382-
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131382
- Sources of funding:
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- IDUB
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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